A reading of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood, directed by and starring Frost/Nixon's Michael Sheen, is presented Oct. 26 at 3 PM at the 92Y.

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The free reading also stars Tony nominee Kate Burton, Karl Johnson, Mark Lewis Jones, Francine Morgan and Matthew Aubrey. A live audio broadcast will stream on 92y.org/dylanthomas at 3 PM ET and simultaneously on bbc.co.uk/radiowales at 8 PM GMT, bringing together Dylan Thomas fans from New York to Wales.

The Poetry Center presented the premiere of the play, with Thomas himself leading the cast, in May 1953.

Sheen said in an earlier statement, "It's a real honor and an absolute thrill to be able to perform Under Milk Wood in this very special year and on the stage that it first found its voice. The live radio broadcast is an opportunity to celebrate him and his work in both New York—a city that became so important to Dylan—and, at the same time, in Wales, his inspiration and home.”

"Dylan Thomas in America," an exhibition of photos, letters, drawings and manuscripts that chronicles the poet’s trips to the U.S. in the 1950s, will also be available for viewing in the 92Y’s Weill Art Gallery.